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PRESERVED BY PURPOSEBy Shewanda Riley
Shewanda Riley
I’ve always considered myselfa woman of great faith. Butthis year, I’ve been challengedmore than ever to not just callmyself woman of great faith.The challenge this year hasbeen whether I’ll be able tokeep taking those steps of faith.
Ask yourself this question -which has the biggest impacton your life? The fear of follow-ing God, the fear of not follow-ing God or the fear comes onceyou start following God?Recently, I’ve been dealingwith each one of those fearsand stating things like, “My lifewon’t really change if I don’t dowhat God wants me to. Imean, I’ve been obedient inother areas so what’s so wrongwith me not doing this onething?” I realized this as Istruggled being completelyobedient and as I prayed forGod to show me His will formy life.
The more I prayed, the moreI saw the signs and felt the spir-itual nudging to go in one spe-cific direction. In the past, I’dbeen more willing to go whereI felt God’s spirit was leadingme. This time, however, I did-n’t want to do it. In fact, I’dbeen resisting the nudging ofGod’s spirit for at least 9 years.Not believing I had enoughfaith to do it was part of the rea-son I struggled. Now that myfaith has increased to a levelwhere I believe I can completethe goal; I find myself with anew struggle.
The first step of faith is hard,but I’ve learned the next step of
faith is sometimes the hardest.Why? Sometimes you are soglad to have taken the first step.Also, you have the option of notgoing any further. You alsohave the option of going for-ward and completing your faithwalk. James 2:14, 17 says thatwe have to do something whenwe say we have faith because“What does it profit, mybrethren, if someone says hehas faith but does not haveworks?... Thus also faith by it-self, if it does not have works, isdead.”
Lately, I’ve been working onand walking out my faith. It’staken me nearly 9 years to gofrom being a woman of faithwho boldly says “I can do it” tobeing a “walker of faith” whotakes one faith filled step afterthe other. Psalm 37:23-24 says,“The steps of a good man areordered by the LORD, AndHe delights in his way.Though he fall, he shall not beutterly cast down; For theLORD upholds him with Hishand.” It says “steps” and not
“step” which makes me thinkthat we fulfill our God-givenpurpose when we trust Godand keep walking in faith.Shewanda Riley is a Dallas,Texas based author of “LoveHangover: Moving From Painto Purpose After a Relation-ship Ends” and “Writing to theBeat of God’s Heart: A Bookof Prayers for Writers.” Emailher at:preservedbypurpose@gmail.comor follow her on Twitter @she-wanda.
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